Railway-rail and joint.



PATENTBD NOV. 20, 1906.

G. E. POWELL. RAILWAY RAIL AND JOINT.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6. 1908.

INVENTOR well WITNESSES? PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. POWELL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-RAIL AND JOINT.

diplication filed September '0 11,6; whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. POWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Railway-Rails and Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in railwayrails and joints, and

has for its object to provide-exceedingly simple and efl'ective devices of this description which will absolutely prevent the meeting ends of the rails from moving out of line and which will also prevent the rails from spreadin by side pressure from the train.

ith these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of the meeting ends of-two rails; Fig. 2, a section throughone or the. rails, showin'g fish-plates in place thereon Fig. 3, a side elevation of a clampspike for holding the rails to the ties; Fig. 4, an edge view thereof, and. Fig. 5, a side elevation of a spike adapted for use where extra side strains are developed, such as upon curves.

In carryi' out my invention as here embodied, A an A represent the o posite ends of two-rails, each rail having t e flanges B formed therewith, said flanges being provided with the holes Q for the passage of the spikes, as hereinafter set forth.

- At the end A of each rail the flanges B project beyond the web. and head 0' thusfo'rming the socket D, while at end A of each rail the flan esB are cut away, so .that, the tread-web and head of the rail project be yond the flanges B in such manner as to be; adapted'to ass,within the socket D, and 7 thus behel against anysidewise displace-. ment;

When a htgecification of Letters Patent.

the rail;

"track is; laid with these. rails, a is obvious that the ends'thereof cannot getout Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

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of alinement with each other, and in order to so construct the fish-plates E that they will fit snugly against the web beneath the head of the rail and upon the base and against the inner surfaces of the flanges-B, thus securely tying the rails together at each joint. The flanges B are utilized for securely holding the rails to the ties by means of the spikes F, the body of each of which is intended to be driven into the tie, while the, nose G thereof is intended to fit over the edge of the flange B, while the heel H. is also partially driven into the tie and serves as a su port to prevent the bending of the s il e backward away from the rail, and as t e bod of the spike is driven directly against the ange B very much greater resistance is oii'ered to the spreading of the rail than would be by the use of the ordinary spike.

At points where the side thrust of the train upon the rails. increases the tendency to spread the rails i prefer to use the spikes I, which consist of a body ada ted to be driven into the tie and a nose adapted to be driven through the flange B and into the holes C and thence downward into the tie, while the heel K of this spike is also partially driven into the tie, so as to prevent the backward bending of the spike. By the use of thisspike on curves or at other points where the tendency to spread the rails is unusually great three holds are had upon the tie, and an spreading will be rendered impossible.

tails and Joints made in accordance with m improvement entirely overcome the disadvantage heretofore experienced in railroad of the rails cannot get out of alinement with awa by thesnubbing oii of these ends, as has eretofore been the case, thus increasing thlifeof the rail and also preventing the numerous accidents which are of constant occurlrence oil-account of thespreading of the m1 5.

What To aim as new an "useful is 7 .1. In combination, a railway-rail havin flanges formedfupon. the base thereof, sai flanges projecting beyond one end of the rail construction and operation, in that the ends Havin {thus fully a ented myinvention,

further prevent the possibility of the rails being displaced independent of each other I and for the purpose set forth.

i and cut away at the other end, fish-plates adapter to fitagainst the Web beneath the head of the rails and upon the base and against the inner surface of the flanges,- as

2. In combination with a raiiWay-rail of the character described, a spike having a body adapted to be driven into the tie, a nose adapted to fit through the flanges of the rail, 5

and aheel adapted to back up the spike, as 1c specified. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixe'd my signature in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. 

